K2 UISG Newsletter Week of 20 April 2015

Last week we had a great time on our field trip.

Year 7 looked after us on the trip and we had a lot of
Unit of Inquiry: How The World Works
fun picking tomatoes and guavas. We got to see
the growth stages of tomatoes and how they
change colour as they grow. We have many photos Central Idea: All living things go through a process
of change
of this trip on our website.
This week we will have our Sports Day with K3 on
Friday. Please have your child wear their PE clothes
to school if possible. Be sure to have them in
comfortable sports shoes. Thank you in advance to
those parents who are able to volunteer their time.
The weather is getting warm and sunny, so please
remember to send a hat to school every Monday for
your child to wear in the playground. Sunscreen
and spare clothes are also advisable from now on.

UOI: Living and non-living things

Language: Ww, Letterland character Walter Walrus
Mathematics: Pattern & Function understand that
patterns can be found in everyday situations e.g.
sounds, actions, objects, nature
Creative Art: Frog in the pond project
PE: Sports Day practice
Music: Turtle song (song and movements)
Putonghua: Names of several plants in Chinese and
terms in each stage of sunflower life cycle
Class Helpers
K2G
K2R
K2Y
Line Leader
Snack & Lunch
Calendar/Weath
er

Amy

Woni

Dehu

Nathan

Laila

Brae

Boyu

Grace

Adrian

Learner Profile: Inquirers, Knowledgeable

Attitudes: Curiosity, Appreciation
Skills: Research (formulating questions, data
handling), Thinking (evaluation)

Concepts: Form, Causation, Change

Lines of Inquiry:

Comparing living things and non-living things

Different life cycles
Basic needs between people, animals and plants

Hats please send a labelled hat to school for your

child to wear outside. Hats are sent
home every Friday for washing.
Mosquito repellent we recommend you send some
repellent to school, especially as the
weather is getting warmer now.
Spare clothes please be sure to send some spare
clothes to school for changing after play
time.
Shoes please remember to send some shoes for
your child to change into when coming
into the classroom.
Bus changes Please let us know in your
communication book and / or by email if
you want to change the bus or pick up
your child from school

Ms. Stephanie(K2R)- sfairall@uisgz.org

Ms. Silvia (K2Y) sscorza@uisgz.org
Ms. Rimma (K2G) rfatkhutdinova@uisgz.org

Date

Event

Tuesday 21 April

K2 web site: k2uisgz.weebly.com

(password - k2cl@ssr00m)

Mother-tongue
Storytelling

Friday 24 April

Sports Day

Friday 1 May

May Day holiday

Week of 4 May

PE swimming
focus

Class Representatives:
K2Y Ms Sonja Hobusch sonja.hobusch@gmx.de
K2G Ms Jessica Gamradt jess81@gmx.net
K2R waiting

Comments

Please wear PE
clothes if possible